Hi Chris I'd be interested to know if you have contacted Linux Users Victoria about this? We may be able to work together to make these workshops a really great success; and you might be able to help us with our monthly workshops too. Cross-promotion and all? -- Hamish Taylor [email protected] +61 435 082 070
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Chris Chinchilla < [email protected]> wrote: > Hey everyone, we're running some workshops soon in Melbourne, > contributions, attendees and ideas are all welcome... > > Here's the blurb! > > > > Free Software Australia presents : > > A series of workshops to promote open source software and it's various > applications in a variety of fields. > > Open Source for NGO's, activists and Small businesses, CERES Environment > park, East Brunswick > > 12th September > 10th October > > Time: 1 - 4pm > Cost: $25 / $15 > Visit www.ceres.org.au > > Also be running some workshops as part of the Digital Fringe Festival at > the Horse Bazaar which will focus on the production of media and creative > arts with open source technologies. Once the full details of these are know > we will let you know. > > About the Workshops: > > The world of free, open source and community developed technologies is > rapidly expanding, offering massive potential for free and low cost > solutions, saving money and supporting collaborative projects run by > enthusiasts around the globe. > > Despite recent widespread adoption of Open Source technologies, the world > is still a confusing one, clouded by jargon and stalwart tech heads > resenting letting newbies in. > > > > The arts, non-profit and small business worlds could especially benefit > from adopting some of the hundreds of tools out there, not only to help > frequently tight budgets but to also encourage the work of similarly minded > people in a different medium. The workshop intends to guide participants > through the pitfalls of adopting open source technology, outlining the > problems, difficulties and solutions in a friendly and understandable way, > presented by individuals who have been through the same experiences and are > knowledgeable in the worlds of art, running non-profits / small businesses > and technology. > > We hope to see you there! > > > With support from Chinchilla Media and The Australian Centre of Democracy > and Justice. > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > >
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